Daily Archives: October 15, 2013

Thimbles and Acorns didn’t start with the idea that it would turn into a successful business… in fact, its success is still in the making. From my perspective, we are just starting to head in the right direction and I am muddling through as best I can. Suffice it to […]

Over a cup of coffee with a dear friend, a name came up that I hadn’t heard in years: Betsy McCall. She was the monthly paper doll friend who came to play with so many of us during our girlhood in the 1960s. As soon as our mothers received the […]

For the last month, I have made an intentional effort to work through a huge pile of unfinished doll clothes, and to date I have completed a total of 39. Though there are still quite a number that need to be finished, I get a deep sense of satisfaction whenever […]

Ever since I first read the story “Anne of Green Gables”, by L.M. Montogomery, Nova Scotia and Prince Edward Island have held a special place in my heart. That “Anne-girl” painted such a delightful picture of her beloved islands, that a part of me wanted to claim them as my […]